Thursday, October 10, 2013
TV-over-Internet Service Aereo Comes To Android

Aereo, a service that delivers broadcast television stations over the Internet, will come to Android devices on Oct. 22.

The service is already available on iPhones and other Apple devices along with the Roku streaming box. The Android version took longer because of the many versions of Android available.

Aereo says its Android app will run on phones and tablets with Android 4.2 or higher.

Aereo converts television signals into computer data and sends them over the Internet to subscribers' computers and mobile devices. Subscribers can watch channels live or record them with an Internet-based digital video recorder. In addition to over-the-air channels in the subscriber's market, Aereo offers the Bloomberg TV channel.

Aereo is currently available in New York, Boston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Miami, Houston and Dallas. It has plans to expand to at least 26 additional markets by next year. Service starts at $8 a month.